Reproduction of the original: The Fathers of Confederation by A.H.U. Colquhoun

1864. The war had entered its third year, and the battle momentum had shifted towards the North. A Union victory seemed imminent. Desperate to keep the Confederate dream alive, Southern leaders concocted a last-ditch plan to turn the tide in their favour. They took advantage of the undefended border and used Canada as a base from which to launch a series of military attacks and terrifying raids on Northern states. In order to prevent further assaults, the United States imposed its first passport laws and threatened trade sanctions, a move that foreshadowed future actions the U.S. would take against Canada in order to defend its borders. As the drama unfolded south of the border, Canada sought to establish its own independence in the form of Confederation. The coalition between Liberal reformer George Brown and Conservative chieftain John A. Macdonald was the force that would create the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The pressure of the Civil War, with its threat to the colonies' security, was a driving force behind this extraordinary pact.

The Dawn of Canadian History by Stephen Butler Leacock is about native Canadian people and the immigration of white settlers from the perspective of the early 1900s. Contents: "I. Before The Dawn II. Man in America III. The Aborigines of Canada IV. The Legend of the Norsemen V. The Bristol Voyages VI. Forerunners of Jacques Cartier BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE INDEX."